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Non Selective Schools Final Report Progress and Achievement in Non-Selective Schools in Southend-on-Sea Final Report & Recommendations Children & Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee Southend-on-Sea Borough Council CONTENTS Foreword page 3 1. Scope, Objectives and Methodology page 4 2. Main Issues for Scrutiny page 6 3. Evidence of the Scrutiny page 8 4. Discussion of the Evidence page 8 5. Conclusions and Recommendations page 13 Appendix 1 –Secondary School Types and Specialisms Appendix 2 –Record of Witness Sessions Appendix 3 –Ofsted Inspection Judgements for Southend Secondary Schools Appendix 4 –Extracts from the Secondary School Achievement and Attainment Tables for Southend-on-Sea 2007 1 FOREWORD Early in the 2006/07 Municipal Year, the Council’s Children and Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee decided to undertake an in-depth study to investigate “Progress and Achievement in Non-Selective Schools in Southend-on-Sea”. We commenced the study in October 2006 and the Committee held evidence gathering sessions with key stakeholders in February and March 2007. We explored with them the possible barriers to improving achievement, how these barriers could be overcome and what more the local authority could do to improve the chances of pupils in non-selective schools reaching their academic potential. We also examined a great deal of statistical data and information extracted from documents such as school Ofsted reports. We would like to thank all those who have been involved in the in-depth scrutiny project, in particular those who took the time to attend meetings to give their evidence, and our colleagues on the Children & Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee, together with the officers who supported the Project Team. 2 1. SCOPE, OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLGY The Scope of the Scrutiny Study: Objectives and Outcomes 1.1 Early in the 2006/07 Municipal Year, the Council’s Children and Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee decided to undertake an in-depth study to investigate “Progress and Achievement in Non-Selective Schools in Southend-on-Sea”. 1.2 The objectives of the study were agreed as follows: To assess overall progress and achievement in non-selective schools in Southend-on-Sea. To compare progress and achievement in non-selective schools in Southend-on-Sea with the progress and achievement of similar schools nationally, and other types of schools locally and nationally. To identify the characteristics of those Southend non-selective schools which have higher levels of progress and achievement. To identify the barriers which need to be overcome if those Southend non-selective schools in more challenging circumstances are to achieve higher levels of progress and achievement. To identify ways in which the Local Authority may further contribute to the raising of achievement in non-selective schools. 1.3 The outcomes of the study were agreed as follows: Members to have a greater understanding of the data available to the local authority relating to local authority, school, group and individual pupil performance. Members to have a greater understanding of the commonalities and differences of school contexts and the views of stakeholders. A report to Cabinet summarising key evidence, findings and making recommendations. Methodology/Process 1.4 The Scrutiny study was undertaken by the Children & Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee supported by Diane Savin, Head of School Improvement and Tim Row, Senior Committee Officer and Project Co- ordinator. 1.5 A small group of Members comprising the Chairman (Councillor Mrs Ann Robertson), Vice Chairman (Councillor Andrew Moring), Councillors Chris Dandridge, Mrs Pat Rayner, Mrs Carole Roast and Mrs Daphne White was appointed to act as a consultative body during the course of the scrutiny study. 1.6 The project plan for the study was drawn up and approved by the Committee at its meeting on 17 July 2006. The study commenced in October 2006 and was completed following the formal approval and 3 publication of this report by the Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 4th February 2008. 1.7 In order to prepare Members to undertake the study, an initial briefing was given to the Committee which provided an explanation of the key concepts under-pinning the scrutiny such as the definition of the term “non-selective schools” for the purposes of the study, definitions of technical vocabulary and an outline of the processes involved in making judgements about ‘achievement’. 1.8 Key statistical data relating to the secondary schools within the Borough was shared with the Committee. This data included statistical information available within the public domain and information for internal use only (i.e. not for publication) which is made available to local authorities by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), Ofsted and the National Strategies. This information provided the necessary background information for the formal public evidence- giving sessions at which the Committee received oral evidence from the key stakeholders. 1.9 The data examined at the start of the project included examination results as published in the annual Achievement and Attainment Tables and measurements of the progress pupils make including Contextual Value Added (CVA) data. [See Definitions at section 2.7 below.] Evidence Gathering 1.10 The Committee considered written evidence including Ofsted inspection reports, analyses provided by officers from the School Improvement Team and oral evidence from key stakeholders. All the evidence was taken in public under the Local Government Access to Information Rules. 1.11 Invitations were sent to the organisations listed below to provide written evidence or to attend one of the witness gathering sessions to give oral evidence: Head Teachers Belfairs High School- John Duprey Cecil Jones College- Doug Nichols The Eastwood School- David Penketh Shoeburyness High School-Sue Murphy Thorpe Bay School- Jean Alder Chase High School- Denise Allen Chairman of Southend-on-Sea Secondary Heads Association David Mansfield (Head Teacher Southend High School for Girls) Non-Selective School Governors – Chairs Rev Trevor Beecham – The Eastwood School Brian Clark – The Thorpe Bay School 4 David Davies – Cecil Jones College Mrs Caroline Evans – Chase High School Graham Hill – Shoeburyness High School Mrs Elizabeth Mashford – Belfairs High School Representatives of FE colleges and HE institutions Neil Bates, Prospects College, Prospects College Sue Coole, South East Essex College Geoff Arnott (Principal), SEEVIC National Secondary Strategy Regional Adviser Marion Lloyd Senior, Regional Adviser 1.12 Of those who were invited, oral evidence was received from the following individuals at the sessions indicated, to whom the Committee is grateful: Jean Alder, Principal Thorpe Bay/Futures College – 26 February 2007 Denise Allen, Headteacher Chase High School – 26 February 2007 John Duprey, Headteacher Belfairs High School – 26 February 2007 David Mansfield, Headteacher Southend High School for Girls and Chair of the Southend Secondary Headteachers Association – 26 February 2007 Sue Murphy, Headteacher Shoeburyness High School and Chair of the Southend 14-19 Planning Group – 5 March 2007 1.13 Witnesses were advised of the areas of potential questioning prior to the meeting and, a few days before the meeting, a final list of questions was provided to the witnesses to allow them time to formalise their answers. Stakeholders were given the opportunity to make an initial presentation on their work and its relationship with the subject matter of the scrutiny and to provide preliminary written answers to the pre-notified questions which would form the basis of a discussion with Members on the issues raised. At the committee meeting, Officers took a note of the answers and any ensuing discussion. Following each meeting, a copy of the note of evidence was sent to the witnesses for comment on its factual accuracy prior to publication. 2. MAIN ISSUES FOR SCRUTINY Context 2.1. The initial phase of the scrutiny exercise involved research into what might be considered to be the main issues in relation to the subject matter of the scrutiny. 5 2.2 Southend-on-Sea provides secondary education via 12 secondary schools. Four selective grammar schools, two Roman Catholic schools which are partially selective. It was therefore agreed that while comparisons in this project would be made against national averages and the overall performance of all secondary schools in Southend, the main focus of the scrutiny should be into the achievement in the following schools as being non-selective: - Belfairs High School - Cecil Jones College - Chase High School - Shoeburyness High School - The Eastwood School - The Thorpe Bay School 2.3 It should be noted that Chase High School is a Fresh Start school which opened in September 2006 following the closure of The Prittlewell Technology College. The committee agreed it would be difficult to make any judgements about provision and achievement at Chase High School until the school has been open for at least 12 months. As 2007 examination and test outcomes became available for consideration and an HMI monitoring visit took place at Chase High school it was decided that these should be included in the evidence base. 2.4 The Thorpe Bay school also closed at the end August 2007 and reopened as Futures Community College (a Fresh Start/Trust Pathfinder school) in September 2007. 2.5 Ten of the twelve Southend secondary schools have been awarded Specialist School Status. (see Appendix 1). The remaining two will be applying as part of the Fresh Start process. High performing schools are invited by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust to take up a second specialism. To date four schools in Southend have been awarded a second specialism. The Eastwood School is currently the only non-selective school with a second specialism. Up until September 2007, both Belfairs and Shoeburyness had a second specialism as teacher training schools but this was lost when the DCSF changed the criteria for accreditation to only allow schools where at least 30% of pupils achieved five of more GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Mathematics.
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